Otters face Devils tonight, two will meet again in opening round of playoffs

COREY SECORD

HUNTSVILLE - Consider tonight’s game between the Huntsville Otters and the Fergus Devils a tune-up for the post season.
This evening’s contest between the two teams marks an end to the 2013-2014 Georgian Bay Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League regular season for the clubs, but this is not the last time this season the two will meet.
The ninth-place Otters will open their best-of-three preliminary playoff round against the eighth-place Devils, while in the other opening series, seventh seed Orillia takes on 10th seed Midland.
The winners of these two rounds will go onto to the league’s quarter-finals as the eighth and seven seeds.
This marks the second straight year Fergus and Huntsville have met in the opening round. Huntsville upset the Devils in three games in last year's round.
Heading into tonight’s game, the Devils have the edge in the season series two games to one.
Tonight’s game, which starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Don Lough Arena, is also fan appreciation night. The players will be on hand for an autograph session from 7 to 7:30 p.m. upstairs, with prizes and draws available.
Minor hockey players will be admitted free and are encouraged to wear their sweaters. The best cheering section wearing their jerseys will receive cash and donations to their charity.
The playoff series begins Sunday in Fergus at 2:30 pm., with Game 2 back in Huntsville on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
For more information visit huntsvilleotters.com.